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Instructor pilot with student reports engine failure after lift off and successful landing on remaining runway. Fuel selector was found to be in the wrong position; which caused fuel starvation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 850174 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 B/C Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Selector |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Prior to takeoff student failed to switch fuel selector to proper tank. Engine quit. Landed on far end of runway and roll out extended a few feet off end of runway. No damage to aircraft or occupants. Aircraft was inspected and pushed back into taxiway at end of runway and taxied in. Student read checklist but failed to think whether he had actually put fuel selector in proper position. Instructor failed to closely examine what pilot had done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Instructor pilot with student reports engine failure after lift off and successful landing on remaining runway. Fuel selector was found to be in the wrong position; which caused fuel starvation.
Narrative: Prior to takeoff student failed to switch fuel selector to proper tank. Engine quit. Landed on far end of runway and roll out extended a few feet off end of runway. No damage to aircraft or occupants. Aircraft was inspected and pushed back into taxiway at end of runway and taxied in. Student read checklist but failed to think whether he had actually put fuel selector in proper position. Instructor failed to closely examine what pilot had done.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.